Improvement in milk-safes



1. F. Pom.

Milk-Safe.

Nol OIZZT Pmnted Feb. 23,1375.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEP F. POOL, OF MONROE, WISCONSIN.

IMPROVEMENT IN MILK-SAFES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 160,227, dated February23, 1875; application led March 4, 1874.

To all lwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEP F. POOL, of Monroe, in the county of Green andState of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMilk-Safes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a milk-safe, which may be used as a cupboard and as a refrigerator,as will be more fully hereinafter set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and usethe same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and Operation,referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure l is a vertical section, and Fig. 2 a plan through the line x x,-and Fig. 3 is a View in detail, showing the central shelf' and ribs.

The casing of my milk-safe is made in circular form, of a series ofwooden frames, A A, with wire-cloth B covering said frames, a doublebottom, O, and a double top, D. The

' frames or sections A A are all secured to the top and bottom with theexception of one, A', which forms the door, and is hinged to theadjoining section on one side and fastened to the one on the other sideby a lock, latch, or other suitable fastening device.

Through the center ofthe casin g thus formed passes a verticalstationary shaft, E, upon which a series of shelves are placed asfollows: G represents a solid shelf of such diameter as to tit closelywithin the casin g, resting upon ribs or stays c a', attached to theinner sides of the various sections, and the shelf fastened by means ofbuttons b b under said ribs. These ribs and shelf divide the casing orsafe into two compartments-the upper to be used as a milk-safe, and thelower as a cupboard or as a refrigerator. To this end the lower portionsof all the sections which form the casing are provided with exteriorhinged doors H H, made double and packed with any suitablenon-conducting material. The maindoor A may be made in two partsone foreach coinpartment, or made in one piece, as shown.

In each of the compartments thus formed are placed one or more revolvingshelves, either made solid, as shown at G1, or open, as shown at G2.Each shelf is supported upon a collar, d, fastened on the central shaftE by means ot'a set-screw, t', so that it can be adjusted up and down,as may be desired.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The solid shelf G, constructed to conform snugly to the internalshape of the safe, in combination with door A, provided with rib a',substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The central shaft E, solid stationary shelf G, revolving shelves G1G2, ribs a a', and doors A and H, all arranged to form a combinedmilk-safe and refrigerator, substantially as herein described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my Own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

J. F. POOL.

